Ganoderma lucidum as a perspective producer of biologically active substances

Garayeva Sevinj Jamaleddin

The xylomycobiota of the forests located in the Greater Caucasus of the Republic of Azerbaijan was assessment by the species composition, ecological-trophic relations, distribution on the individual tree species and as a potential producer of BAM. As a result of researches carried in the forests were found 51 species of fungi, of which 84.3% cause white, 15.7% brown rot, and 5.9% are attributed to true biotrophs, 3.9% - to true saprotrophs, 90, 2% - to polytrophs. It was found that among the recorded fungi are also found species with high growth rates in the vegetative phase, and among the metabolites synthesized by them take part those which have biological activity. Firstly were determined that metabolites synthesized by mushrooms are perspective to use in food, feed and medical purposes.

Keywords:forest ecosystems, xylotrophic macromycetes, ecolo-trophic relations, vegetative phase, biological activity